Human Cytomegalovirus (hCMV) is a member of Herpes Virus family. During an active
infection in HIV infected patients, it is one of the most common causes of pneumonia,
retinitis, gastrointestinal disease, and hepatitis. ...
Rickettsiosis is a pathogenic bacterial infection which is rarely identified as a cause
of illness in patients presenting with common symptoms such as fever and headache.
In any case, rickettsiae are difficult to diagnose ...
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) co-infections
are common all over the world. Several studies have shown that HIV infection
modifies the course of HBV infection by increasing rates of ...
West Nile Virus (WNV) is considered to be one of the most wide spread group of
arboviruses in Africa, Asia and America. The geographical range of the WNV has
broadly extended over the years and the virus has transcended ...
Dengue Virus and other Arbovirus infections are considered public health threats in
Kenya. Although it is evident that these infections are now emerging, an accurate
estimate of the magnitude of the problem has not been ...
Acute hepatitis is caused by viruses, toxic substances, or immunological abnormalities with the viruses being the major etiological agents. Acute viral hepatitis is most frequently caused by the hepatitis A virus (HAV), ...
Despite the growing public health impact, arboviruses are poorly understood and controlled.
The emergence and re-emergence of Rift Valley Fever(RVF) is of great public health
importance. In humans, severe cases experience ...
Herpes Simplex Virus type 2 (HSV-2) has public health importance as a leading cause
of genital ulcers, a co-factor in HIV-1 acquisition and transmission and as a cause of
neonatal herpes infections. Little is known of ...
Emergency Medical Services or EMS is the patient care provided on-scene and en-route
to hospital. It serves as the first point of contact for majority of people to healthcare
services during emergencies and life threatening ...
Malnutrition is a serious condition that occurs when a person‟s diet doesn't contain the
right amount of nutrients. It is a chronic public health problem among under-five
children in the developing world. In Kenya it is ...
Globally, an estimated 210 million women become pregnant annually and more than 25%
of these pregnancies end in abortion or an unplanned birth. While many abortions may
result from the desire to delay or avoid pregnancy, ...
Low Back Pain (LBP) is a problem of public health importance in developed countries
as well as developing ones including Kenya. It is sub-categorized into neurogenic and
somatic pain. Low back pain causes suffering, ...
Children below five years of age account for about 80% of malaria deaths globally.
As malaria continues to decline in many parts of sub-Saharan Africa and malaria
rapid diagnostic tests become increasingly used, it is ...
Access to free Highly Active AntiRetroviral Therapy (HAART) in Tanzania was launched in
2004. The capacity of Tanzanian patients to adhere to complex antiretroviral regimen is largely unknown. Ensuring high levels of ...
Over the last two decades, malaria prevalence has increased and distribution expanded due to the
spread of multi-drug resistant Plasmodium falciparum.
Following selection of stable piperaquine (PQ) and lumefantrine ...
Tuberculosis (TB) is yet far from being controlled. Despite the fact that several
reasons could be attributed to this, a significant contributing factor is the development of
resistance to the currently available drugs ...
Surgical site infections (SSI) remain a major clinical problem contributing to significantly high morbidity, mortality, and patient hospital costs. Postoperative infections have always been a feature of human life and ...
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, a leading cause of chronic hepatitis, liver cirrhosis,
and hepatocellular carcinoma, worldwide is preventable by vaccination. Following the
completion of the recommended vaccination ...
Treatment failure is a key challenge in the management of HIV-1 infection, with multiple
viral and host dependent variables as well as socio-demographic factors variously
influencing treatment outcome. A mixed-model ...